verify / config
Verifying JSON and TOML changes
Files: .json, .toml.
Run the checks under every change, add the checks for what your diff touches, then
apply the review prompts for what the tools miss. Usage is measured across
8 scanned repositories that write JSON and TOML; prompts come from
251 review discussions.
Run on every change
the tool most JSON and TOML repositories run for each check
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Formatting Layout drift that buries the real change in the diff.
prettier75% · 6 of 8 repos autofixprettier --check docker-compose.yml docker-compose.override.ymlexit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Exit codes
0everything formatted1something was not formatted (--check)2prettier error - Commands seen
prettier --check docker-compose.yml docker-compose.override.ymlprettier --config .prettierrc . --checkprettier --config .prettierrc . --write - Runs inpre-commit, local
- Seen inhome-assistant/core, zed-industries/zed, appwrite/appwrite, juspay/hyperswitch, bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop, Azure/Azure-Sentinel
- Docshttps://prettier.io/docs/cli#exit-codes
- Exit codes
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Linting Bug-prone patterns, unused code and conventions the formatter does not cover.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Type checking Wrong types, unhandled null or None, call signatures broken across modules.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Unit and integration tests Behaviour regressions on the paths the tests exercise.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
Review prompts for every change 37 in total
Add when the change touches
open the ones that describe your diff
Authentication, input handling, secrets, permissions
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Security scanning Injection, unsafe APIs and tainted data reaching a sink.
codeql50% · 4 of 8 reposruns via GitHub Action github/codeql-action/analyze
exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Runs inci
- Alternatives
semgrep12% - Seen inhome-assistant/core, appwrite/appwrite, the-pr-agent/pr-agent, Azure/Azure-Sentinel
- Docshttps://github.com/github/codeql
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Secret scanning Credentials and tokens committed to the repository.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Dependency audit Known-vulnerable or disallowed dependencies and licenses.
dependency-review25% · 2 of 8 reposruns via GitHub Action actions/dependency-review-action
exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Runs inci
- Seen inhome-assistant/core, zed-industries/zed
- Docshttps://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
Public APIs, signatures, error paths, nullability
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Type checking Wrong types, unhandled null or None, call signatures broken across modules.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Unit and integration tests Behaviour regressions on the paths the tests exercise.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Property-based tests Edge-case inputs nobody wrote a test for; invariants over generated data.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
12 more in API, Error Handling, Null Handling — the playbook lists the top 12.
Service and framework code
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Unit and integration tests Behaviour regressions on the paths the tests exercise.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Version and platform matrix Breakage on a runtime version, OS or feature combination you did not run locally.
ci-matrix38% · 3 of 8 reposanalyze (language: 1)exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Commands seen
analyze (include: 1)analyze (language: 1)analyze (language: 5) - Runs inci
- Seen inappwrite/appwrite, the-pr-agent/pr-agent, Azure/Azure-Sentinel
- Docshttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/run-job-variations
- Commands seen
Algorithms, parsers, data transforms
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Property-based tests Edge-case inputs nobody wrote a test for; invariants over generated data.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Fuzzing Crashes, panics and hangs on malformed input, especially in parsers and decoders.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Mutation testing Tests that keep passing whatever the code does.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Proofs and specifications Design-level bugs in protocols and algorithms, checked against a specification.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
Threads, async code, locks, shared state
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Concurrency model checking Races and orderings that fail only under specific interleavings.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Undefined-behaviour detection Memory-safety and aliasing violations in unsafe code.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Property-based tests Edge-case inputs nobody wrote a test for; invariants over generated data.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
Network calls, retries, timeouts, protocols
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Unit and integration tests Behaviour regressions on the paths the tests exercise.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Fuzzing Crashes, panics and hangs on malformed input, especially in parsers and decoders.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
UI components and pages
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End-to-end browser tests User flows broken across components, routing and the network.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Linting Bug-prone patterns, unused code and conventions the formatter does not cover.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
Databases, migrations, caching
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Unit and integration tests Behaviour regressions on the paths the tests exercise.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Version and platform matrix Breakage on a runtime version, OS or feature combination you did not run locally.
ci-matrix38% · 3 of 8 reposanalyze (language: 1)exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Commands seen
analyze (include: 1)analyze (language: 1)analyze (language: 5) - Runs inci
- Seen inappwrite/appwrite, the-pr-agent/pr-agent, Azure/Azure-Sentinel
- Docshttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/run-job-variations
- Commands seen
Model, prompt and LLM code
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Unit and integration tests Behaviour regressions on the paths the tests exercise.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
CI workflows and configuration files
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CI workflow linting Broken GitHub Actions syntax, script injection, over-broad token permissions.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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File hygiene Invalid JSON, YAML or TOML, merge markers, trailing whitespace, oversized files.
pre-commit-hooks25% · 2 of 8 repos autofixruns via pre-commit hook check-json
exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Commands seen
pre-commit hook check-jsonpre-commit hook check-added-large-filespre-commit hook check-ast - Runs inpre-commit, ci
- Seen inhome-assistant/core, the-pr-agent/pr-agent
- Docshttps://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
- Commands seen
130 more in CI/CD, Configurations — the playbook lists the top 12.
Dependencies and lockfiles
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Dependency audit Known-vulnerable or disallowed dependencies and licenses.
dependency-review25% · 2 of 8 reposruns via GitHub Action actions/dependency-review-action
exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Runs inci
- Seen inhome-assistant/core, zed-industries/zed
- Docshttps://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
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Lockfile consistency A lockfile that no longer matches its manifest.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Version and platform matrix Breakage on a runtime version, OS or feature combination you did not run locally.
ci-matrix38% · 3 of 8 reposanalyze (language: 1)exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Commands seen
analyze (include: 1)analyze (language: 1)analyze (language: 5) - Runs inci
- Seen inappwrite/appwrite, the-pr-agent/pr-agent, Azure/Azure-Sentinel
- Docshttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/run-job-variations
- Commands seen
The tests themselves
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Mutation testing Tests that keep passing whatever the code does.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Version and platform matrix Breakage on a runtime version, OS or feature combination you did not run locally.
ci-matrix38% · 3 of 8 reposanalyze (language: 1)exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Commands seen
analyze (include: 1)analyze (language: 1)analyze (language: 5) - Runs inci
- Seen inappwrite/appwrite, the-pr-agent/pr-agent, Azure/Azure-Sentinel
- Docshttps://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/run-job-variations
- Commands seen
Documentation and comments
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Docs build Broken cross-references, links and markup in documentation.
No scanned repository in this language runs a tool for this. Lean on the review prompts.
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Spelling Typos in identifiers, comments and docs.
codespell12% · 1 of 8 reposruns via pre-commit hook codespell
exit codes, docs, alternatives, where it runs
- Runs inpre-commit
- Seen inhome-assistant/core
- Docshttps://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
3 more in Documentation — the playbook lists the top 8.
Where this comes from
8 scanned repositories with at least a fifth of their prompts in JSON and TOML
home-assistant/core12 · zed-industries/zed9 · appwrite/appwrite7 · juspay/hyperswitch8 · bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop5 · Azure/azure-quickstart-templates0 · the-pr-agent/pr-agent7 · Azure/Azure-Sentinel6